The DRAFT Revised Charter for the OASIS ebXML Registry and Repository
Technical Committee (Reg/rep TC) is below. A PDF version is attached.
We will be discussing the revised charter during a teleconference
on Friday, May 25, 1:00 - 2:30. Call details are as follows:

Name of the TC: OASIS ebXML Registry and Repository Technical Committee
(Reg/rep TC)

Statement of Purpose

The OASIS ebXML Reg/rep TC develops specifications to achieve
interoperable registries and repositories for XML-related entities, with
an interface that enables submission, query and retrieval on the contents
of the registry and repository. Further, the Reg/rep TC seeks to
develop specifications that serve a wide-range of uses, covering the
spectrum from general purpose document registries to real-time
business-to-business transaction registries.
Additionally, as part of its specification development work, this TC
explores and promotes various emerging models for distributed and
cooperating registries.

The TC’s efforts fosters compatibility across specifications developed in
other forums, specifically furthering the work that was accomplished in
the ebXML Registry and Repository Project Team. (Further
information on the ebXML initiative can be found at
http://www.ebxml.org.
)

As part of its effort to develop specifications, this TC will:
--Address requirements raised by committee members and by the joint
OASIS-UN/CEFACT Requirements and Technical Architecture Committees;
--Proactively engage with related activities in external forums, and
specifically:-create a
recognized liaison with ISO 11179;-create a
recognized liaison with UDDI;-create
recognized liaisons with appropriate W3C activities and Working Groups to
include the XML Query Working Group and the
XML
Protocol Working Group;
--Coordinate TC activities with other technical committees and work
groups operating within OASIS and UN/CEFACT; and
--Develop future versions of the OASIS/ebXML Registry Specifications with
consideration of related technologies adopted by other forums.

Technical Committee Deliverables:

Unlike newly formed OASIS ebXML TCs that are based solely on existing
ebXML work, the Reg/rep TC can be considered a merging of two
complimentary efforts. As such, the OASIS ebXML Reg/rep TC will
revisit the requirements of both committees in an effort to incorporate
the compatible vision and goals of both OASIS and ebXML (reg/rep
committees). The OASIS ebXML Reg/Rep TC will use the ebXML Registry
Information Model Version 1.0, the ebXML Registry Services Version 1.0,
and the OASIS Draft Registry/Repository Technical Specification, Version
1.1 as starting points for Phase II work. The TC’s base documents
will be the ebXML specifications; however much of the OASIS Draft
Registry/Repository Specification will be considered candidate material
for inclusion. The ebXML Reg/rep Issues list will be used as the
starting point for this TC’s Issues list and will be used to generate
specific technical priorities.

This TC will develop Technical Specifications, Technical Reports and
White Papers as appropriate. Technical Reports and White Papers
will be used to explain the motivation, uses, and implementation issues
of the Technical Specifications. Initial White Paper candidates
include existing use cases and query examples.